See Hoonigan cover the Death Proof Nova, and watch Kanan do some burnouts. When Kanan explained his family story, the team immediately asked to feature his one-of-a-kind car. The team there assumed he had built his own Nova into a Death Proof tribute. Forget that it was a priceless piece of Hollywood history, he treated it like any other Chevy and drove it to school, and everywhere-for the next five years. Creator Clare MacKichan recalled that it was simply supposed to be a basic-type car. Kanan disassembled the grizzly “kill cage” from the film and installed a safe racing seat with proper seatbelts so he could drive his brother around. The Chevy Nova began as the Chevy II in 1962: apparently never designed to be a game changer or head turner. Now officially know as the Nova, it was transformed from the mild-mannered car of yesteryear to the stylish muscle car now idolized by classic car enthusiasts. 5:54 Psychologist talks about ways to deal with grief, stress, and anxiety in wake of wildfires As raging wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia, Alberta, and now Nova Scotia, the. Kanan estimates that today, the car puts about 425 horsepower. They then installed a high-performance cam, aluminum heads, an Edelbrock carburetor, an aftermarket radiator, and Hooker headers. The cars were not pre-assembled by Sterling Sports Cars but were intended to be assembled by the. The 'component cars' and parts manufactured by Sterling Sports Cars LLC. They tore the engine down completely and bored the block out to a 383 cubic inch displacement. Sterling Sports Cars is an American automobile company that designed and manufactured assembly kits for replicars and supercars. Kanan recalls that when they began work on the vehicle, the 350 V8 was in such bad shape that it was only firing on six of eight cylinders. Find out more about the details in Death Proof on the Ultimate Hot Wheels site.īuddy Hooker presented his son with one of the only remaining Death Proof Novas-for his first-ever car. Also in the film, the character Kim’s Mustang Mach 1 is a clone of the “Eleanor” Mustang from 1974’s Gone In 60 Seconds. Stuntman Mike’s 1969 Charger wears a 938 DAN license plate, referring to 1974’s Dirty Mary Crazy Larry. While there were high performance top grade models powered by V8. The Death Proof Nova wears a JJZ 109 license plate, as a tribute to Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang (1968). The original Nova is a popular small car of Chevrolet built between the 1960s and the 70s. For example, Stuntman Mike’s cars (the Nova, and a 1969 Charger) feature a grumpy rubber duck style hood ornament as a nod to Kris Kristofferson’s big rig in 1978’s Convoy. His friend suggested buying an old car and taking it to a stunt crew to have it “death proofed.” When the director finally made 2007’s Death Proof he packed it with references to as many classic films as possible. The filmmaker first had the idea for the movie when he was discussing buying an old car with a friend, but expressed a fear of dying in a horrific crash. He also featured two separate, exciting action scenes in the short film. He paid homage to as many classic Hollywood car chase movies as possible. Quentin Tarantino had a clear plan for his Death Proof movie.
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